issues archive

June

• Groundswell of Support Heats Geothermal Innovation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Changing Winds: Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Tensions Intensify as Ethiopia Readies to Start GERD Mega-Dam Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Oil and Gas Majors Focus on Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Offshore Milestone as Feds Back Vineyard Wind Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• The POWER Interview: Solar Powers Onward
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Report Touts Huge Potential of Offshore Wind
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• COVID Costs 300,000 Clean Energy Jobs; DOE Readies for Rebound
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Snags Historic 1.48-GW Agreement for Oklahoma Wind Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• ‘Best Is Yet to Come’ for Energy Storage Technology
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Industry Adds Record Capacity in 2020 in Spite of Pandemic
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Report Touts Huge Potential of Offshore Wind
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Corporate Clean Energy Purchases Hit Record
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Turbines Will Supply Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Texas Gov. Declares ERCOT Reform ‘Emergency’; Millions Still Without Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• Mammoth 1.1 GW/2 GWh Solar+Storage Project Takes Shape in California
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Vistra Energizes Massive 1.2-GWh Battery System at California Gas Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

• NuScale SMR Chosen for UK Wind-Nuclear Hybrid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• IEA: Renewables Will Lead Global Generation in 2025
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Set to Lead DOE
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Mammoth 1.1 GW/2 GWh Solar+Storage Project Takes Shape in California
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Organic Technology New Paradigm for Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Duke Energy Pursuing Sweeping Changes to Generation Mix
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Importance of Tax Credits and Incentives
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 22

• ERCOT, Caught in Political Crossfire, Releases Reliability ‘Roadmap’
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Years in the Making, GE’s Recent GT26 Gas Turbine Upgrade Exceeds Expectations
  

  by Aaron Larson

• FirstEnergy Federally Charged in Ohio Nuclear Bailout Scheme
  

  by Sonal Patel

July 15

• Fusion Power May Be Closer Than You Think
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Bechtel, GE Will Lead 3.2-GW Gas Power Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• UK’s First Gas-Fired Allam Cycle Power Plant Taking Shape
  

  by Sonal Patel

July 8

• POWERnews [July 8, 2021]
  

  by Sonal Patel

July 1

• A Game-Changing Vision for Geothermal Energy
  

  by Aaron Larson

• New Jersey Awards 2.7 GW of Offshore Wind Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Rolling Blackouts Triggered as Historic Heatwave Grips Pacific Northwest
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 24

• UK Eyes 2025 Operation Date for Fusion Demo Plant as Powerful Magnet Heads to ITER  
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Hitachi: Nuclear Costs, Innovation Must Be a Pivotal Focus for Carbon-Free Future
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Consumers Energy to Quit Coal by 2025, Speeding Closure of Five Units
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 17

• Texas Governor Enacts Grid Reliability Measures, Including Power Plant Weatherization, ERCOT Reforms
  

  by Sonal Patel

• UK Eyes 2025 Operation Date for Fusion Demo Plant as Powerful Magnet Heads to ITER  
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Exec Calls for Action on New Texas Gas-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June 10

• Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Texas Governor Enacts Grid Reliability Measures, Including Power Plant Weatherization, ERCOT Reforms
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Nuclear First—Work Starts on Russian Fast Neutron Reactor
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June 3

• Tensions Intensify as Ethiopia Readies to Start GERD Mega-Dam Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration
  

  by Sonal Patel

• PSEG Power Closes Last Coal Plant, Explores Divestiture of Other Fossil Assets
  

  by Aaron Larson

May 27

• NuScale Exploring Marine-Deployed SMR Power Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Tensions Intensify as Ethiopia Readies to Start GERD Mega-Dam Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Project Will Burn Ammonia with Coal to Cut Emissions
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Management Views: Phil Sharp
  

  by POWER

• Time to Pull the Plug on MOX
  

  by POWER

• Risk and Feedback in Leading People
  

  by POWER

May

• Utility Mergers: Who Has a Vision?
  

  by POWER

• Partnering With the Right People
  

  by POWER

• Workplace Drama: Courageous Course Correction
  

  by POWER

March

• Utility Communicators: An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?
  

  by POWER

• Yes, Virginia, There is A Nuclear Renaissance
  

  by POWER

• Minerals Make the World Go Around
  

  by POWER

January

• Creativity Cuts Cost of Connecting with Utility Customers
  

  by POWER

• The Risks in Risk Communications
  

  by POWER

• Stop Thinking and Start Acting
  

  by POWER

November

• Creating Customer-Friendly Utility Communications
  

  by POWER

• A Call to Elevate Electric Sector Cyber Security Leadership
  

  by POWER

• Lessons in Innovation from Sir Edmund Hillary
  

  by POWER

September

• Understanding Consequential Damages
  

  by POWER

• Thriving in a World Without 30-Year Careers
  

  by POWER

• If This Is What It Takes to Produce 8 Kilowatts . . .
  

  by POWER

July

• The Leadership Dilemma
  

  by POWER

• A Call for Visionary Leadership in Energy
  

  by POWER

• Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence
  

  by POWER

May

• Five Ways to Make Energy Real to Your Customers
  

  by POWER

• Mergers: Are Promoters Ahead of Regulators?
  

  by POWER

• Evaluating CPV Warranties
  

  by POWER

March

• Workplace Drama: Seven Tips for Reducing Workplace Negativity
  

  by POWER

• EPA Makes the Best Case for State Regulation
  

  by POWER

• Another Billionz Update: NOAA Discovers Inflation
  

  by POWER

June

• Process Control Strategies for Reducing the Minimum Load of Fossil-Fired Plants
  

  by POWER

• Coal Substitutes Touted as Way to Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Open
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Key Pre-Demolition Considerations for Fossil Fuel Power Plants
  

  by Contributed Content

• Process Control Strategies for Reducing the Minimum Load of Fossil-Fired Plants
  

  by POWER

• How (and Why) Using DVR Modeling Will Improve Power Plant Performance
  

  by POWER

April

• Improving Load Response and NOx Emissions with Boiler Tuning and Coal-Fired Unit Optimization
  

  by POWER

• Power Infrastructure Prominent in Biden’s $2.25 Trillion Blueprint
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Key Pre-Demolition Considerations for Fossil Fuel Power Plants
  

  by Contributed Content

March

• Understanding Net Positive Suction Head Requirements for Pumps
  

  by POWER

• ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Board Votes to Fire ERCOT CEO
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Forging Materials with the ‘Right Stuff’ for Tomorrow’s Energy Systems
  

  by POWER

• Duke Energy Reaches $1.1B Deal to Resolve North Carolina Coal Ash Cost Issues
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Fending Off Forced Power Plant Outages
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• Designing for Safety: A New Approach to Belt Conveyors
  

  by Contributed Content

• Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Forging Materials with the ‘Right Stuff’ for Tomorrow’s Energy Systems
  

  by POWER

December

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging the Latest Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies to Transform Emissions into Profit
  

  by POWER

• A Half Century of Environmental Progress
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Black & Veatch: No More Coal Construction
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

October

• EPA Loosens Limits on Coal Plant Effluent Discharges
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Throws in the Towel on Coal-Fired Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Exec Calls for Action on New Texas Gas-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• South Korea Eyes First Hydrogen Gas Turbine Demonstration in 2027
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ERCOT Program Cut Natural Gas Supply During Winter Storm
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• Japan Plant Adding New Gas-Fired Units in Massive Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ERCOT Conditions Tighten Again as Outages Mount to 32 GW
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Japan Plant Adding New Gas-Fired Units in Massive Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Texas PUC Outlines Review of Response to Power Disaster
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Big New Gas-Fired Plant Enters Commercial Operation in Texas
  

  by Aaron Larson

• GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens Will Cut 7,800 Jobs From Gas and Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• RWE’s 300-MW ‘Grid Stability’ Gas Plant Will Debut GE LM2500XPRESS Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Natural Gas Power Reliance Factors Heavily in Massachusetts Net-Zero Actions
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Gas-to-Power Emerging as Central to Africa’s Economic, Industrial Future
  

  by Sonal Patel

December

• How Biden’s Presidency Could (Further) Transform the Power Sector
  

  by Sonal Patel

• RWE’s 300-MW ‘Grid Stability’ Gas Plant Will Debut GE LM2500XPRESS Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Cost of Turbine Modifications on HRSG Tubing
  

  by John Arnold

November

• Safer and More Efficient Gas Turbine Coupling Maintenance
  

  by POWER

• How Biden’s Presidency Could (Further) Transform the Power Sector
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 2020 Voters Cement Nevada’s 50% RPS, Shakeup of Energy Oversight in New Mexico
  

  by Sonal Patel

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Secures First HA-Class Hydrogen Gas Power Deal: Long Ridge Energy Terminal
  

  by Sonal Patel

• West Virginia Natural Gas Power Project Shelved
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• Changing Winds: Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Positive Signs Support Solar Sector
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• How Commercial and Industrial Facilities Benefit from On-Site Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Advanced Technology, Innovative Solutions Enhance Nuclear Operations and Maintenance
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Groundswell of Support Heats Geothermal Innovation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Oil and Gas Majors Focus on Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture
  

  by Aaron Larson

• First Commercial Deployment of Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Taking Shape in Alberta
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• ‘Best Is Yet to Come’ for Energy Storage Technology
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• 1.6-GW Coal Plant May Get New Life as Green Hydrogen Hub
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Members Benefit from Labor Unions During Pandemic
  

  by Aaron Larson

February

• Using Data for Smarter Power Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Countries Roll Out Green Hydrogen Strategies, Electrolyzer Targets
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Renewable Energy Insiders Remain Optimistic About the Future
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Renewable Energy Growth Continues
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond
  

  by Sonal Patel

• A Reactive Solution to Renewables’ Growth on the Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• THE BIG PICTURE: EPA Regulatory Roundup
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Bittersweet Power of Hybrids
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New Technology Keeps Solar on Track
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• Consistent Excellence Makes Byron Nuclear Plant Special
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Darlington’s First Refurbishment: A Model for Nuclear Construction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Analysts: Storage a Matter of Dollars and Sense
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Promising Power Plant Plots Province’s Future
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel